This interesting
form was created by Lisa La Grange of Allpoetry.
It is stanzaic,
consisting of any number of quatrains.
Each quatrain will
have its own abab rhyme pattern,
Where the a-rhymes
will always be feminine.
It is isosyllabic,
each line being seven syllable.
It is metric, each
line having two metric feet, the first foot being four syllables, and the
second foot being three syllables.
The a-rhyme lines
consist of a secundus paeon + an amphibrach: da DUM da da / da DUM da
The b-rhyme lines
consist of a tertius paeon + an anapest
da da DUM da / da da DUM
So the meter of a
stanza is thus:
da DUM
da da da DUM da
da da
DUM da, da da DUM
da DUM
da da da DUM da
da da
DUM da da da DUM
Example Poem
Just-Married(Double
Seven)
I wonder if the
bridegroom
has accepted yet the
fact
that access to the
bathroom
will be science,
inexact.
I she wants to go
shopping
and he's planned a
poker game,
I think that he'll
be copping
friends a plea
they'll know is lame.
But he may find his
laundry
looks much better
than before
and find there is no
quandary
for it's him she
does adore.
© Lawrencealot -
February 24, 2014
Visual Template
Where the red
letters indicate lines with feminine rhyme.
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